RN to BSN Program

Post-Licensure

School of Nursing Sacramento State

Proposed Catalog Current Catalog RN to BSN program Pre-requisite courses must be met prior to admission.

Must possess a current valid California Registered

Nurse License, Applicants who are currently

employed as a Registered Nurse will have priority for

admission. Must have a cumulative G.P.A of 2.6

based on the last 60 semester units of graded

transferable course work. In the event that all

applicants equally meet all eligibility requirements,

supplemental written or oral communication may be

required; Program admission is contingent upon

meeting health requirements, drug screening and

background check. Prerequisite Courses

The Prerequisite classes listed below must have all

been completed prior to submission of application

with a grade of “C” or better and are used as part of

the 70 transferable units.

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(4) An Anatomy course with lab such as

BIO 25 Human Anatomy and Physiology I

OR

BIO 22 Introductory Human Anatomy (BIO1,

BIO 2, or BIO 10)

RN to BSN program Pre-requisite courses must be met prior to admission.

Must possess a current valid California Registered

Nurse License, Applicants who are currently

employed as a Registered Nurse will have priority for

admission. Must have a cumulative G.P.A of 2.6

based on the last 60 semester units of graded

transferable course work. In the event that all

applicants equally meet all eligibility requirements,

supplemental written or oral communication may be

required; Program admission is contingent upon

meeting health requirements, drug screening and

background check. Prerequisite Course

The following courses must have all been

completed prior to submission of application

with a grade of “C” or better. (3) NURS 11# Introduction to Professional

Nursing (Admission to Clinical Nursing

Program) (5) NURS 12# Nursing Care of Adults

(Admission to Clinical Nursing Program; Co-

Requisite NURS 15, NURS 16)

(2) NURS 15# Introduction to Clinical Nursing

Practice ( Admission to Clinical Nursing

Program; Co-requisite: NURS 12; NURS 15) (1)NURS 16# Physical Assessment of the Adult

(Admission to Clinical Nursing Program or

instructor permission; Co-requisite:NURS12,

NURS 15) (1)NURS 18# Professional and Therapeutic

Interpersonal Communication in Nursing (Co-

requisite: NURS11, NURS 12, NURS 15 and

NURS 16) (4) An Anatomy course with a lab such as BIO 22 Introductory Human Anatomy (BIO1,

BIO 2, or BIO 10) OR BIO 25 Human Anatomy and Physiology I (4) A physiology course with a lab such as BIO 26 Human Anatomy and Physiology II

Attachment: FS 12/13-124a Faculty Senate Meeting

May 9, 2013

(4) A physiology course with a lab such as BIO 26 Human Anatomy and Physiology II

(BIO 25 or instructor permission) OR BIO 131 Systemic Physiology (CHEM 1B, or

CHEM 6B and BIO 1 or BIO 2 or BIO 10 or

BIO 22) (4) A Microbiology course with a lab such as BIO 39 Microbiology for Allied Health Students

(BIO 10, CHEM5, or CHEM6A and CHEM6B)

OR

BIO 139 General Microbiology (CHEM1B or

CHEM6B and BIO1 or BIO2 or BIO10 or

BIO22. (5) Chemistry as approved by campus; general,

inorganic, organic or integrated; with associated

lab (if applicable at the institution where the

course was taken)

Chemistry such as; CHEM 5 Chemistry for

Nurses (one year high school algebra, high

school chemistry) OR CHEM 6B Introduction to

Organic and Biological Chemistry (CHEM 1A

OR CHEM 6B or a high school chemistry

course and passing a qualifying exam given in

the first laboratory period)

(3) A written Communication course (Any GE

Area A 2 course) such as ENGL1A College Composition (EPT score of

142-145, or credit in ENGL15) (3) An Oral Communication course (Any GE

Area A 1) such as COMS 4 Introduction to Public Speaking (3) A Statistics course such as STAT 1 Introduction to Statistics (MATH 9 or

three years of high school mathematics which

includes two years of algebra and one year of

geometry, completion of ELM requirement and

the Intermediate Algebra Diagnostic Test) (3) A Critical Thinking course (Any GE Area

A 3) such as COMS 2 Argumentation OR ENGL 1C Critical Thinking and Writing (Grade

of C- or better in ENGL 1A)

(BIO 25 or instructor permission) OR BIO 131 Systemic Physiology (CHEM 1B,

CHEM 6B and BIO 1 or BIO 2 or BIO 10 or

BIO 22) (4) A Microbiology course with a lab such as BIO 39 Microbiology for Allied Health Students

(BIO 10,CHEM5, or CHEM6A and CHEM6B)

OR BIO 139 General Microbiology(BIO 10 or BIO

20 or both BIO 1 and BIO 2;CHEM6B,

CHEM20 or CHEM 24) (5) An integrated organic chemistry course with

an in-class lab such as;

CHEM 5 Chemistry for Nurses (one year high

school algebra, high school chemistry) OR

CHEM 6B Introduction to Organic and

Biological Chemistry (CHEM 1A or CHEM 6B

or a high school chemistry course and passing a

qualifying exam given in the first laboratory

period) (3) A written Communication course (Any GE

Area A 2 course) such as ENGL1A College Composition (EPT score of

148+ or above, or completion of ENGL1) (3) An Oral Communication course (Any GE

Area A 1) such as COMS 4 Introduction to Public Speaking (3) A Statistics course such as STAT 1 Introduction to Statistics(MATH 9 or

three years of high school mathematics which

includes two years of algebra and one year of

geometry, completion of ELM requirement and

the Intermediate Algebra Diagnostic Test) (3) A Critical Thinking course (Any GE Area

A 3)such as COMS 2 Argumentation OR ENGL 1C Critical Thinking and Writing (Grade

of C- or better in ENGL 1A)

Required Upper Division Courses for the RN-BSN

students (44 units)

1.First Semester (15 units)

(3) NURS 170 Basics of Nursing Research and

Application. Prerequisite: NURS171 (may be taken

concurrently), or instructor permission.

(6) NURS 171 Transitional Concepts for Professional

Nursing. Admission to the RN to BSN program.

(6) NURS 174 Community Health Nursing for

Professional Nurses and Leadership in the

Community. Prerequisite: NURS171. NURS170

(may be taken concurrently) or instructor

permission.

Required Upper Division Courses for the RN-BSN

students (50 units)

1.First Semester (15 units)

(3) NURS 170 Basics of Nursing Research and

Application (Acceptance into the RN to BSN program

or instructor permission,

Co-requisite: NURS171 and NURS 173)

(6) NURS 171 Transitional Concepts for Professional

Nursing( RN licensure, admission to the RN to BSN

program)

(6) NURS 174 Community Health Nursing for

Professional Nurses and Leadership in the

Community (NURS171, NURS 173)

Equivalency is awarded after completion of

NURS171 for the following courses (23 units)

(6) NURS 123 Nursing Families in Complex llness

(NURS 11#, NURS12#, NURS15#, NURS 16#; or

instructor permission)

(5) NURS 129 Mental Health Nursing (NURS 11#,

NURS 12#, NURS 15#, NURS 16#; or instructor

permission)

(1) NURS 136 Nursing the Childbearing Family;

Skills and Assessment (NURS 123, NURS 129, or

instructor permission; Corequisite: NURS 137)

(5) NURS 137 Nursing the Childbearing Family

(NURS 123, NURS 129, or instructor permission;

Corequisite: NURS 136)

(5) NURS 138 Nursing and the Childrearing Family

(NURS 123, NURS 129, or instructor permission;

Corequisite: NURS 139)

(1)NURS 139 Nursing the Childrearing Family

Assessment and Skill Acquisition (NURS123, NURS

129 or instructor permission; Corequisite: NURS138)

2. Second Semester (12 units)

(6) NURS 173 Theoretical Foundations for

Leadership and Management. Prerequisite: NURS

171 or instructor permission.

(3) NURS 178 Culminating Project. Prerequisite:

NURS170, NURS174 or instructor permission.

(3) NURS 179+ Professional Communication and

Reasoning Development. Prerequisite: NURS 170;

(GWAR certification before Fall 09; or WPJ score of

80+, or 3-unit replacement in ENG109M/W; or 4 unit

placement in ENG 109M/W and co-enrollment in

ENG109X; or WPJ score 70/71 and co-enrollment in

ENG109X)

(17) Nursing NCLEX-RN (National Licensing

Exam/RN) credit will be awarded in the final

semester of the nursing program.

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+ May be used for upper division GE Area E and the

Writing Intensive Graduation Requirement by nursing

majors. Note: Satisfactory completion of the program

requires a grade of “C” or better in every

nursing course. Opportunity to repeat

nursing courses will depend upon the

number of students enrolled in courses,

the availability of clinical and community

experiences and a successful petition to

repeat from the School of Nursing.

Total Units Required for BSN (post licensure

program 120).

2. Second Semester (12 units)

(6) NURS 173 Theoretical Foundations for

Leadership and Management (Corequisite: NURS

171)

(3) NURS 178 Culminating Project (NURS 170,

NURS 171, NURS 173, NURS 174)

(3) NURS 179+ Professional Communication and

Reasoning Development (NURS 171, instructor

permission; GWAR certification before Fall 09; or

WPJ score of 80+, or 3-unit replacement in

ENG109M/W; or 4 unit placement in ENG 109M/W

and co-enrollment in ENG109X; or WPJ score 70/71

and co-enrollment in ENG109X)

# Generally met through completion of basic RN

program + May be used for upper division GE Area E and the

Writing Intensive Graduation Requirement by nursing

majors. Note: Satisfactory completion of the program requires

a grade of “C” or better in every co-requisite and

clinical nursing course. Opportunity to repeat nursing

courses will depend upon availability of clinical

placements.

Total Units Required for BSN (post licensure

program 126)